Nine first-round NBA Draft prospects who beat the odds after being low-rated high school players

Posted Jun 18, 2019
Cameron Johnson blossomed into an NBA prospect at UNC. He caught Roy Williams' eye the season before he transferred because he scored 24 at North Carolina, including an impressive jump shot in front of Williams during an 80-78 Tar Heels win. That lingered -- and the family reached out to UNC when Johnson wanted to be a grad transfer. (CBS Sports)

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